Steam saunas in Chicago, United States
Chicago Bath House
Chicago Bath House, formerly Red Square Spa, is a traditional Eastern European bathhouse in Wicker Park that has operated since 1906. Day admission of $50 covers unlimited use of the saunas, steam room, hot tub and cold plunge, with robes, towels and slippers included. Platza treatments with birch, oak or eucalyptus brooms are offered and a Russian restaurant is on site. Open Monday to Thursday 10 AM to 11 PM, later on Fridays and weekends.
AIRE Ancient Baths Chicago
AIRE Ancient Baths Chicago fills a restored 1902 factory in River West with a candlelit thermal circuit modelled on Roman baths: a hot Caldarium, warm Tepidarium, a 57°F Frigidarium and 50°F ice bath, a salt-water Flotarium, a jet bath, an outdoor Palestra bath with waterfall, two aromatherapy steam rooms and a dry sauna. The 90-minute Ancient Baths experience costs $175 per person. Open daily from 8 or 9 AM until 10 or 11 PM.
Kohler Waters Spa at Lincoln Park
Kohler Waters Spa at Lincoln Park is a hydrotherapy-focused day spa on North Lincoln Avenue. Its amenities include a coed sauna, a eucalyptus-infused coed steam room, a cool plunge pool, a Hydromassage Experience Pool and a relaxation lounge with an outdoor terrace, alongside a menu of water-based treatments. Guests must be at least 16 and are asked to arrive 45 minutes before a treatment. Open Monday to Saturday 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM and Sunday until 6 PM.
Piva Beer Spa
Piva Beer Spa is a private spa on Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park built around beer, CBD or aromatherapy soaks in private rooms. Single packages from $175 to $300 combine a 30-minute soak with 15 to 30 minutes of steam or sauna, and longer packages add massage; a halotherapy salt room seats up to eight. Every booking is a private experience for one, two or a group. Open daily 11 AM to 8 PM by appointment.
Chuan Spa at The Langham, Chicago
Chuan Spa on Level 4 of The Langham, Chicago is a hotel spa rooted in traditional Chinese wellness. Its heat and water facilities include a fresh herbal sauna, a Himalayan salt sauna and oriental steam rooms, a 67-foot pool, a Hydro-Vitality hot tub and cold aromatherapy experience showers. Non-guests can buy a Chuan Spa Rejuvenation Day Pass covering the saunas, steam rooms, pool and hot tub. Open daily 8 AM to 8 PM.
The Spa at Waldorf Astoria Chicago
The Spa at Waldorf Astoria Chicago is a Gold Coast hotel spa whose facilities include saunas, steam rooms, hydrotherapy pools and a heated indoor pool. Non-guests can book day passes through ResortPass: a Spa Pass with pool access from $150, a Sauna Pass with all-day access to the saunas, steam rooms, hydrotherapy pools and pool from $195 Monday to Thursday, and treatment packages with unlimited spa access from $295. The spa is open daily 8 AM to 8 PM.
Chicago Bath House
Chicago Bath House, formerly Red Square Spa, is a traditional Eastern European bathhouse in Wicker Park that has operated since 1906. Day admission of $50 covers unlimited use of the saunas, steam room, hot tub and cold plunge, with robes, towels and slippers included. Platza treatments with birch, oak or eucalyptus brooms are offered and a Russian restaurant is on site. Open Monday to Thursday 10 AM to 11 PM, later on Fridays and weekends.
AIRE Ancient Baths Chicago
AIRE Ancient Baths Chicago fills a restored 1902 factory in River West with a candlelit thermal circuit modelled on Roman baths: a hot Caldarium, warm Tepidarium, a 57°F Frigidarium and 50°F ice bath, a salt-water Flotarium, a jet bath, an outdoor Palestra bath with waterfall, two aromatherapy steam rooms and a dry sauna. The 90-minute Ancient Baths experience costs $175 per person. Open daily from 8 or 9 AM until 10 or 11 PM.
Kohler Waters Spa at Lincoln Park
Kohler Waters Spa at Lincoln Park is a hydrotherapy-focused day spa on North Lincoln Avenue. Its amenities include a coed sauna, a eucalyptus-infused coed steam room, a cool plunge pool, a Hydromassage Experience Pool and a relaxation lounge with an outdoor terrace, alongside a menu of water-based treatments. Guests must be at least 16 and are asked to arrive 45 minutes before a treatment. Open Monday to Saturday 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM and Sunday until 6 PM.
Piva Beer Spa
Piva Beer Spa is a private spa on Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park built around beer, CBD or aromatherapy soaks in private rooms. Single packages from $175 to $300 combine a 30-minute soak with 15 to 30 minutes of steam or sauna, and longer packages add massage; a halotherapy salt room seats up to eight. Every booking is a private experience for one, two or a group. Open daily 11 AM to 8 PM by appointment.
Chuan Spa at The Langham, Chicago
Chuan Spa on Level 4 of The Langham, Chicago is a hotel spa rooted in traditional Chinese wellness. Its heat and water facilities include a fresh herbal sauna, a Himalayan salt sauna and oriental steam rooms, a 67-foot pool, a Hydro-Vitality hot tub and cold aromatherapy experience showers. Non-guests can buy a Chuan Spa Rejuvenation Day Pass covering the saunas, steam rooms, pool and hot tub. Open daily 8 AM to 8 PM.
The Spa at Waldorf Astoria Chicago
The Spa at Waldorf Astoria Chicago is a Gold Coast hotel spa whose facilities include saunas, steam rooms, hydrotherapy pools and a heated indoor pool. Non-guests can book day passes through ResortPass: a Spa Pass with pool access from $150, a Sauna Pass with all-day access to the saunas, steam rooms, hydrotherapy pools and pool from $195 Monday to Thursday, and treatment packages with unlimited spa access from $295. The spa is open daily 8 AM to 8 PM.